DNM AOY-38RC Mountain Bike Bicycle Air Rear Shock - Rebound/Lock Out/Air Pressure Adjustable- 210x53mm

I have a 2001 Gary Fisher Sugar 2+ that I have thoroughly enjoyed since I purchased it new. The AD12 original equipment rear shock finally reached the stage where I considered replacing it. I rebuilt the AD12 a couple of times and was looking at another round of the same. After a lot of online research for a suitable replacement I settled on the DNM shock with 216mm eye-eye mounts. The Sugar 2+ eye-eye spacing was 205mm as best as I could measure. I was not able to find a direct replacement. The impact of using the 216mm in a space for 205mm was the loss of 11mm of travel. This is not a big issue for me as I don't need the 50+ mm of travel with this shock.The shock has held pressure over several rides (6 or so) on varied terrain: climbs, turning descents, and catching about a foot of air on some sections of downhill each time out. I weigh approximately 220 pounds, so the shock has gotten a pretty good workout.The on-shock lockout is not a complete lockout, but close enough. I specifically avoided the remote lockout because I did not want another lever and cable to mess with. The lockout works works really well. I was always skeptical of how much energy was really lost on climbs wit the AD12 (no lockout). I'm convinced, the DNM with lockout is definitely better. It is almost like riding a hard tail on climbs. The downhills are really smooth with the lockout disengaged, a simple flip of a lever on the shock.The mounting required a bit of customization. The Sugar mounts are ~ M6. The DNM mounts with M8s. I drilled the mount holes on the bike to accept M8 screws that I picked up at the hardware store. I used screws with a shoulder that extended through both mount holes of the bike so the bushing on the shock had a smooth pivot surface. I used standard split lock washers.The DNM hardware required minor modification. The shortest mounting bushings that came with the shock were about 1/8 inch too long. I filed them down to fit; it only took a few minutes.I'm extremely happy with the purchase. I'm back on my bike and the rear suspension performs better than new.

I'm not an intense mountain biker but the rear shock on my bike lost its pressure (it was about 15 years old) so had to replace as rebuilding looked to cost even more.I was careful to order the right size and the piston unit did fit. But none of the included hardware would attach this to my bike. I ended up knocking out the existing pieces on my old shock and that made it all work.Other than that the shock itself seems a fair value for the price.

Good product. Works great

This shock feels way better than my old fox rp23 and rockshox monarch rt. I would definitely recommend this. You can’t beat the price! Well done DNM

can not beat price easy to install great performance

Works great on razor mx650

Excelente opción costo beneficio!!!, dessfortunadamente sólo se puede comprar una unidad, requiero 5

Ebike shock great value great ride finally have the bike set up the way it should have come but that’s part of the fun and thi shock is so far good value for the money great up grade thankfully sonny

I was finding my 9k dollar ebike was sagging too much with its stock Fox shock under my body weight. Endless pedal strikes and handling issues due to too much sag and oem shock unable to reach enough pressure. Looking at the specs on this DNM shock, it seems to have a wider range in pressure capacity, plus a bit less travel to help keep the bike and pedals higher. After one long day in the mountains this proved to be a good solution. The shock doesn't seem to have much range in damping adjustment, and the oem damping is in short supply however, and it tops out with a bit of harshness. Keep in mind the damping is likely better at lower body weight and lower pressure I imagine. Bottom line is it solved my suspension sag problems very well and the damping issue is minor. Fitment on a RockyMtn Altitude Powerplay was pretty easy, just needed to cut one of the supplied bushing cylinders at the piston end to the correct width and done. We will see what the longevity is like in coming months.

Well made dead weight for me without sizer parts just received shock nothing else but a manual 170$ ca not worth it when you can't assemble